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Excuses, Excuses (for More Financial Aid)

Centre’s financial aid office is saddled with the unenviable task of fairly allocating a financial aid budget that reflects the value of the College in addition to making Centre affordable for qualified applicants. While the Dean of Admission and Student Financial Planning reviews a number of earnest appeals worth consideration, he and his team of financial aid advisors occasionally come across requests that don’t merit the same ministration.

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The 9 Best Student-Produced College Videos

Student-produced videos can reveal aspects of a college that brochures and campus tours can’t. These are some of the best student-produced college videos on the web.

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The Top-10 “End of High School” Films

Teen movies are produced so often they mandate their own genre. But despite the wealth of films about high school, only a few focus on its conclusion. So we decided to commemorate graduation season by naming the top-10 films about the end of high school. In order to be considered for the list, the majority of a film’s principle action had to take place between the beginning of senior year and the beginning of college.

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College Installs Helipad to Cope with Applicants’ Helicopter Parents

An interesting construction trend has emerged on college campuses across America. Admission offices are installing helipads in an attempt to persuade helicopter parents to leave their overbearing parenting tactics outside, rather than bring them through the door.